futures market
Forward contract arena
A futures market is a financial exchange where contracts are bought and sold for the delivery of commodities or assets at a specified future date and price.
Traders use futures markets to hedge against price fluctuations or to speculate: The futures market for wheat reacted sharply to the drought forecast.
Major futures markets trade in oil, grain, currencies, and stock indices.
Enforceable written agreements
- derivativesThings derived from another
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- clearinghouseCentral settlement agency
- marginEdge of a page
settlement · leverage · liquidity · expiry · rollover · position · limit order · stop order
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- cornCereal grown on cobs
wheat · soybeans · cotton · coffee · cocoa · sugar · natural gas · copper
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- exposureState of being unprotected
- margin callBroker's request for funds
- defaultPreset standard option
- systemic riskEconomy-wide collapse potential
credit risk · tail risk · drawdown · black swan · flash crash · circuit breaker · risk management
One wagering on outcomes
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- long positionOwning an asset outright
- short positionSelling borrowed securities
- day tradingSame-session securities speculation
scalping · swing trading · technical analysis · price prediction
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- ETFTradable pooled investment vehicle
- index fundsSecurities mirroring market indices
- pension fundsPooled retirement investment vehicles
institutional investors · asset allocation · hedge funds · CTA · speculation · inflation hedge
Boundary of planted shrubs
- forward contractBinding future purchase agreement
- collarNeck encirclement
- lockinSecure against change
- price protectionRefund for subsequent markdowns
contracts
Enforceable written agreements
- derivativesThings derived from another
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- clearinghouseCentral settlement agency
margin · settlement · leverage · liquidity · expiry · rollover · position · limit order · stop order · electronic trading
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
corn · wheat · soybeans · cotton · coffee · cocoa · sugar · natural gas · copper · crude oil
volatility
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- exposureState of being unprotected
- margin callBroker's request for funds
- defaultPreset standard option
systemic risk · credit risk · tail risk · drawdown · black swan · flash crash · circuit breaker · risk management
speculator
One wagering on outcomes
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- long positionOwning an asset outright
- short positionSelling borrowed securities
day trading · scalping · swing trading · technical analysis · price prediction
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- ETFTradable pooled investment vehicle
- index fundsSecurities mirroring market indices
pension funds · institutional investors · asset allocation · hedge funds · CTA · speculation · inflation hedge
hedge
Boundary of planted shrubs
- forward contractBinding future purchase agreement
- collarNeck encirclement
- lockinSecure against change
- financebank, CFO, banks, controller, finance
- Exchange Systemsbarter, currency, money, commodity exchange, trade
- Predictionprediction, forecasting, forecast model, estimation, extrapolation
- agribusinessagribusiness, farm, farms, corporate farms, factory farming
- market economicsmonopoly, oligopoly, perfect competition, duopoly, monopsony
- Prediction Toolsweather radar, barometer, thermometer, satellite, weather vane
futures marketstock market
Securities trading venue
bond market · equity market · real estate market · securities market
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